Translingual[edit]
Cuneiform sign[edit]
| 𒈧
|
Sign Number
|
| MZL
|
130
|
| Deimel
|
76
|
| HZL
|
38
|
| Components
|
| 𒈦, 𒄭
|
References[edit]
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian[edit]
Sign values[edit]
| Sign
|
𒈧
|
| Sumerograms
|
MAŠ₂
|
| Phonetic values
|
kun₈, maš₂
|
Etymology[edit]
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈧 (maš₂ /maš/, “interest”).
Logogram[edit]
𒈧 • (MAŠ₂)
- Sumerogram of bīrum (“divination”)
- Sumerogram of ṣibtum (“interest”)
- Sumerogram of urīṣum (“billy goat”)
Sumerian[edit]
Alternative forms of
/maš/
|
| 𒈦 (maš)
|
𒈧 • (maš₂ /maš/)
- he-goat
- sacrificial animal (for omens)
- interest (on a loan, yield, irrigation tax)
References[edit]
